Angola
In a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September 2023, Angola said that its signature of the TPNW in 2018 demonstrated ‘a clear commitment to contributing to the eradication of nuclear weapons, as well as to international peace and security’.[1]
TPNW Status
| TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| (d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| UNGA resolution on TPNW (latest vote) | Voted yes (2023) |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | Yes (observer) |
| 2MSP delegation size (% women) | 4 (0%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) treaties | |
|---|---|
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 2014, Pelindaba) |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Acceded 1996) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2015) |
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Acceded 2016) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Acceded 2015) |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards agreement | Yes (28 Apr 2010) |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Modified) |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
Latest developments
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2023, Angola said: ‘Nuclear weapons represent a growing threat to humankind and the environment. Therefore, States should not continue to increase and improve their nuclear arsenals, as it puts a greater danger to our collective security.’2
Angola observed the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023 but did not make a statement.
Angola was one of the co-sponsors for the 2023 UN General Assembly resolution on the TPNW, which called upon ‘all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date’.3
Recommendations
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Angola should urgently ratify the TPNW.